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DAILY EVENING EDITION DAILY EVENING EDITION Form-art for Fasten Oregon by the United Stales Weather obnrrter M Portland. TO ADVERTISERS. The Ktst Oregnnlan has i In- largest paid clrculatlijo of mi) paper In Oregon, east of I'ortland and over twice tht rln ulation Id Pendleton of any other newspaper. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL iWlMlk VOL. 28 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 19, NO. 874 r .uo 200 TEUTONS IN LISBON FLEE IN TERROR 0E WAR Businessmen in Portugal Take Re fuge in Spain; German Minister Said to be Ready to Leave. HOSTILITIES BELIEVED NEAR Portugal U Said to Have Refused to Comply With Berlin Demands for Release of Vessels Recently Seised; G-many la prepared to Declare War. It U Said. UUONi March 2 Two hundred German business men are estimated to have sought refuge In Spain, fear lng Germany Is about to declare war on Portugal. It was rumored the German minister will leave this aft ernoon, though the embassy failed to confirm this. The president, cabinet and political leaders conferred to a late hour last night and framed a reply to Germany which was dispatched at once. It was rumored It waa a refusal to com ply. The majority of the German business houses arc closed, AMSTERDAM. March 2 -Germany Is prepared to declare war on Portu gal Immediately In the event of an unsatisfactory reply to the note de manding release of the ships seised, a tlerlln dispatch today said Portuguese consuls In Germany have warned thefr countrymen to pre pare to deDWt Berlin newspapers say Germany cannot allow the Inci dent to pass without disgrace. Help Along With Whirlwind Finish For Harvester Co um,v nm THOUSAND NOBK NEEDED: PUNT wil l. BE GREAT asset. AS IT ST VNDv previously listed uw.immi Hubert Ming . . swcttrirupli Bros). !MHI Fred Walter. ''Hi W. t. dark .W IVndlcton Woolen Mill- 3M) Ti'tal Balance needed tti.:ioo f 5,700 Counting subscriptions made Wl date the fund for the mewett Har vester Co. stands as given above and Beginning this afternoon a whirlwind canapalgr will be conducted to secure the remaining money needed The soliciting committee Is cum posed of Weshy Matlock, J. F. Uob inson and J V. Taliman Partial not leached by the solicitors, for lack of time, are urged to volunteer subscrip tions to members of the committee or to Blewett brothers. One of the sub scriptions listed above, that from Mr. i.aing. rams to the committee without the asking. It Is Imperative that the full am ount of money for the company be secured at once in order to locate the plant here. Both the Blewett brothers are here and C, A Lans dowUS, engineer and architect, arriv ed last i veiling from Spokane to draw the final plans for the buildings to lie constructed on the site purchased opposite the Hound-up grounds. The huildlnfl will be of concrete con struction and all the work will be placed with Pendleton people How over, HO further steps In the matter wl'l be l iken until the full amount of local money Is raised. It Is promised by the rtlewott broth ers that they will manufacture 27 harvesters this summer and will give steady employment to n crew of 25 men or more. It is their hope to greatly enlarge the business In the future, In which case the payroll will grow proportionately. Russian Vessel is Victim of a Teutonic Diver NTKAMF.lt IS FIRST PREV OP HERMAN WARFARE AGAINST ARMED 811118. LONDON. March 2 In the sink ing of the 2S00 ton Russian steamer WenUel yesterday, Oermany perhaps claimed the first victim of her new submarine campaign against armed merchantmen. Eighteen of the crew were lost and eleven were rescued. The French minesweeper Aurevoir WSJ submarined Tuesday but the crew was saved. Four fishing smacks were also sunk. The crews were landed. Americans Should Keep Out of War But Not at Cost of Self Respect, Seems New Attitude (HV BD ECU EN.) WASHINGTON, March I.- "Amer ica should uphold Ub national honor If poHslble but inust keep out of the war at any cost." According to the average Britisher, this was the uverage American's at titude when 1 left England a month ago. John Bull Is satisfied Unci) Sam Is far more worried about keeping out of the war than uvcr the uuesttuu of national honor, the rights of hu manity, or the preservation of Inter national Justice. "We should keep out of the war if possible, but not at the cost of self respect.'' A fortnight's tour through the east, si nth and middle west, Including 16 stateH. convinced me this is a much 1-etter Interpretation of the average American view than the one widely Sheepmen anxious for Warm Weather 11 SEVERAL PLACES Git ASM vol VET SUFFICIENT To Allow FEEDING, After having fed steadily for over five months In some cases sheepmen and cattlemen are praying for warm er weather so as to bring on the new grass Even at Arlington, where the sea urn la earlier than here, the grass is not vet good and Smythe Bros. ar feeding; from 1500 to $1000 worth of feed to their sheep each day There is a possibility the absence of spring urass may make the lambing season expensive. When sheep OS HIS from the moun- i tains last fall there was no grass fori them on the winter ranges and there fore sheepmen had to start fecdiim, sl a phenomenally early date Today the toc;men received warn lng from the Weather department' through the fores service that cold Weather may be expected for severa. days Family Found Murdered. OXNARD, Cal., March I, In the embers of a burned ranch house the bodies of Peter Furrer. his wife and baby were found today, Clrcumstan ees Indicate murder. An employe of the ranch was under suspicion. lng Some folks are so used to lool for trouble they don't recognize when they meet it Joy Hundreds of Thousands Attend Funerals in Paris jMpjflHSefeVeTeflBafTfTsV sgggBBarsffEwwww'ii'' .iim-iiimii ,Iiijismjii jejBiilljisiiiiimLLSM Hundreds of thousands of Parisians attended the funeral ceremonies for the victims of the Zeppelin raids ofand in the streets when the funeral prevalent in England before Wilson addressed his recent letter to Stone I' is not surprising that within the past few days, the British press has materially altered its previously un favorable opinion of the president. Wilson today is doubtless almost as popular a figure In England as Hoose vi It. The Impression In Germany to. day that Wilson really is seeking to j break the Teutonic powers is Just as tar from the truth as the notion pre Vailing in England recently that h Secretly favored the German cause. There Is even greater unanimity of opinion in the country on the question ol preparedness than on the present altitude toward Germany. I found Only two persons during my visit who uld not favor preparedness. One was Bryan, the other was a minister of the Ki spel apd I interviewed many minis ters. COMBINE HARVESTER IS BADLY DAMAGED BY FIRE FLAMES DISCOVERED FOLLOW. ING A PARTY AT HOME OF NOUN RANCHER i Bast ' iregonlan Special 1 NOUN, ure.. March 2. Following a oharavart, the youngsters accorded J 0. Williams last Saturday' night. who farms the l.awson place four miles north ol here, hla combine har vester got on fire. In some mysterious manner and was discovered Sunday morning after It had burned nut the Inside of the separator Owing to the wet. rainy weather, the culprit who started the fire failed to make n clean bum -o tat of K London's exports to the United Slates for November were more than 114 574.0(10. as against less than 112. oimi.oou for October. Corey of Baker to Run for Commission tNNOlNCES HIMSELF . CANDI DATE FROM EASTERN OREGON DISTIUCI. .EM, Ore.. March 2 H H. C.v f Baker, for four years secretary D publi" service commission, to ued as a candidate for the re- of th day ! puhlirnn nominat'on for commission er from the eastern Oregon district Jan , These photographs show th.' enormous crowds at the ceremonies VERDUN ASSAULT IS ABOUT TO BE Lull in Fighting Believed Preliminary to New Drive Against the Well Fortified French City. GERMANS MASS IN AR60NNE Teutons Arc Believed Preparing for Inother smash in attempt to En reton tii- Forts ieaiu Reported Evacuated Imt Not Confirmed llcrlln Claims Successes, LONDON, March I. A lull in the slaughter around Verdun continued last night, Paris and tlerlln agreed. Paris mentioned a bombardment, ap parently in preparation for a resump. tlon of the struggle Berlin failed to Confirm Amsterdam messages saying Devaux, near Verdun, had been evacu ated, or that a big drive in the Ar gonne was about to start. Attacka against Fresnes, southeast of Verdun. were repulsed, Par s said, discredit ing the Berlin claim of a capture at that point. AMSTERDAM -March 2. Th French have evacuated Fort Devaux. two miles southeas of Douaumont. and part of the circle of defenses at Verdun, It was reported from uncon firmed German advices today. It was declared Herman guns had w recked the fort and that the French fired the ruins so the Teutons would be unable to occupy it. In capturing Dieppe, Berlin reported, the Germans bombarded Devaux and simultaneous ly directed artiller and infantry against Fort Detavennea. nearby. The French repulsed them, but finally they were pushed back upon Devaux. which they were forced to abandon. Travellers report the Germans are concentrating in the Argonne woods. It is believed they will renew the Ver dun offensive In the Argonne and to the southeast in attempting to envelop the forts. PARIS, March 2. The lull in the warfare around Verdun continued last night a communique said. Wilson Pleases London. LONDON, March 2 Newspapers applied the terms plucky and coura geous to Wilson's position in the clash with congress over the Herman situ ation. procession passed The photographs indicate that all Paris turned out. RESUMED AGAIN the Burial Ground CEMETERY NEEDS To III: IM PROVED; PROGRAM Is BEING VOW ARRANGED. Introduction of an ordinance for the better supervision of the city cemetery, the appointment of a new sexton and the announcement by the! i:;: L 2S ground will be declared sometime this spring made the cemetery the prin- clpal matter of business and discus-1 sion at the weekly council meeting last night The cemetery committee, of which Councilman Taylor Is chairman, has undertaken to put the city burial ground in better condition and has happed nut a program to that end. i The ordinance Introduced last night places the supervision of the ceme tery and of the plot or ground for the burial of animals as well under the cemetery committee and the sextos and places the sexton on a flat salary of 175 a month State burial permits. Issued by the city physician, are pro vided for but all fees of whatever character are to he paid to the city recorder. Upon the recommendation of the committee. Peter Bellomo, who lives near the cemetery, was appointed as the new sexton. The committee also reported that It had an option on IS lots adjoining the cemetery and rec- OBa fa ended the purchase of these lots for $150 with a view to building at some future time a home for a per manent sexton. This matter was left to the cemetery and finance commit tees with power to act Would Have Holiday. Chairman Taylor declared the cem etery is In need of cleaning and beau tlflcation and stated that the commit tee plans on having a holiday or half holiday upon which citizens would be asked to contribute their services Best agreed to sign a proclamation to this effect when desired. It was also reported that nine dead horses have been dumped near thl cemetery and left unburied. Instruc tions were given to sec that they were buried and. hereafter, all dead ani-j mals hauled there must Be burled Married Men to be Called Soon ENGLAND SERVES NOTICE THAT RRCRITTH WILL BE NEEDED FOIt SERVICE. LONDON, March J. Married men from 19 to 27. who volunteered in the Derby campaign will be called to the colors soon, it was announced today The conscription law became effective today Preparations are completed for j calling Immediately all bachelors and I widowers. Large posters announced 1 that henceforth they will be regarded as soldiers and drafted when needed. The first nine groups will be called March 15. SNOW STILL HANGS ON IN THE SECTION ABOUT NOUN BLIZZARD VBSTERDAV QUITE SEVERE; l n R IDi t -COMPANIES STORM. (East Oregon lan Special i NOUN, March I A small amount Of snow Is left in spots here and there today which does not b.-gin to tell the effect of yesterday's blizzard which hung on from early morning until late in the afternoon A cold piercing rain and snow fell all day. Miss Juanita DupuUJ was a motor nassenger to the county seat Monday. Paul Brandt. P. W Davis and O, F Steele, went to Pendleton today A nice party was given at the home Of Mr. and Mrs. Kd Dupuls, hut night for their son Barl, and a niece MlSI Mamie Dozier. who will soon depart for their home in Montana after vis iting relatives and friends in this community slm e the holidays i J. v. McCutchen, Christ Moehnke and Christ Bluhm weer transacting business in the county seat yesterday Joe Dupuls of Pendleton is visiting with his brother Ed DttpUta NEWS SUMMARY (H-ncral. ssaults an Verdun will Is- renew ed bi the Gennatsi Senate K stlrrwl titer debate on' warning iiction. tlrrniuns fleeing from lrtufsl he- ' fore ar la declared. local. lrotct made on apportionment of Monroe -tni-l "oet. World's . Iiaioco o-Cip NltatllBJI match S9 be staged here. slMvpmen anxious for warmer weu- ther. I llolldnv to be declared for Improve safest of cemetery. AFTER HOUR'S DEBATE, NO VOTE 10 TAIfll Oil Tllf niirpTIMI nr io mm UN WARNING AMERICANS OFF IPS Conflict Between President Wilson and Con gress Comes to Head When Gore's Resolu tion is Brought up; Senator Stone Says it is Essential the President Know Whether Con gress is Behind Him or Mot in Order That England and Germany May be Brought to Terms. WASHINGTON, March 2. While tin- president waited for the (country to forf congress to support him In the International situation, the storm over his pot1 eJets broke In the senate today. S-no. attending the debate were unparalleled since the days of the Spanish war. Gore electrified the senate with the declaration that Wilson was lrepared to go to war with Ger many If eceaBary. Jones supported Gore's state ment that the president was ready to go to war. "I've heard three senators within the last ten minutes sa? they knew Gore spoke the truth." declared .tones. The White House Is preparing to deny that Wilson intimated to Stone that he did not look wtth disfavor on the idea of war with Germany. The statement made by Gore during: the debate was: "Certain senators and certain members of the house have, received from the president the information, if not tlW declaration, that if Germany hsstsSj on her position, the Uni ted States would insist upon hers: that this would probably rexnlt In a break of diplomatic relations and a state of war: that a state of war might not be an evil to the republic and that the l iilted States, entering upon the war now mhrht be able to brine It to a conclusion by mid. summer and thus render a great service to civilization " WASHINGTON. March 2. After debating an hour and forty minutes. the senate did not act on the armed merchantmen issue today The conflict between the president and congress broke when Stone in terrupted a discussion of Shield's wa terpower bill and made a statement about the Gore resolution. Lodge, re publican, agreed the question should come to a vote immediately as the Romance That had Beginning in the Clouds is Wrecked AEROPLANE ELOPEMENT WINDS I P WTTH I II ING OF DI VORCE BUTT. san FRANCISCO, Kerch -'A romance literally bullded in the clouds threatened to founder on the rocks of the divorce court today. An attorney announced that Art Smith, daredevil meanwhile Chiyomaru Smith boarded the line for flights before the err peror of Japan, The clopment of the Smiths three years ago was the fir-t by the aeroplane route Her parents objected to the marriage. Smith took Aimee in an aeroplane at Fort Wayne. Indiana and flew to Hillsdale, Mich. There the aeroplane fell The couple awoke in the same hospital. Itefore the parents arrived they were married St the hospital Smith said Aimee re'entb ,had become Indifferent She has ret imed to Indiana. Diaz Revolution is False Alarm PtXANCT.VL iXTHtErSfa. kf. I lFYl .D BACK of HTSKMtM OF ACTIVITY B SAN ANTONIO. Tessa. March I American and Carraniista authorities here do not t ike the alleged Felix Di ai revolution In Mexico seriously. Thev he!iee the Mexicans do not place confidence In Dlas It was be lieved that Francisco IV I,a Harr . and the strong American eccleslastl cal element financing Dial, reported his ectlvitea Federal authorltea have no knowledge that a revolt us report ed had broken out at several places, not connected with Dlas, but backed by MaJerlstas int uutoiiuN ur president needed the aid of all tors, regardless of party atone ad mitted that he and the president did not agree. "The president is disposed to sup port the contention that merchant men can arm for defensive purposes He does not say what defense Is. and I don't know. If merchantmen are submarined and Americans suffer, he would hold the offending government strictly to account If Germany per sisted, he would call the matter to the attention of congress as the war making body. My view point is that if a merchantman is armed. and ; transporting munitions, contraband or troops. It is a warshap." Stone declared It Is essential that the president know congress la behind him In order to make a satisfactory solution of the problems with Oer many and England stone favored a vot. irwiuuuu iai lonay. congress adjourn tonigH earlier than usual tomorrow. "With the aid of congress, the pres ident will be able to bring both Ger many and England to terms and thus relieve the acute situation," nld Stone. Lodge drew a parallel be tween thts and the Mexican situation "Criticism of the failure of the ad ministration to protect Americans In Mexico continues despite warnings to them to flee." Foolish politicians have been re sponsible for the president's difficul- I ,ies. declared Williams. Senators representing those who are pleading I for foreign capitals, he said, have j brought about the situation. rne president has been nagged, aye. dared, to surrender his Initiative In foreign relations to congress. Veri t well, he savs. vou have rn.,,i unam...M j believe I am weak and that the peo ple are disunited. want a show- down. I believe It will be ahownn 1 Oore took the floor and denounced American sympathners with the bel ligerents. Meanwhile the house committee oi foreign relations is meeting to attempt to devise a way out iff the situation ! Attempt to Kill King of Roumania Rumored at Rome RULER RAID To Hi M FFKHIMl FROM ol KM; REPORT MOT CONFIRM! D LONDON. March 2 Carm. n Sylv. Dowager gueen of Koumanla Is ertt ically ill from bronchitis. Amsterdam reported Some SOUTOa reported that Kii.g Ferdinand Of Bulgaria m III. th cch Koine rumored h was suffer, ing from wounds as a result ol m at- Wheat up Two Its Today in Portland Portland pi irtla: March t, bluest i Liverpool UVKR1 L, Pet II Spot No. hard winter gi No. i red western wlnts Corn Spot American m 1 Is 3d. Flour-- Winter patents i In American terms the Rhud lew ni I, verpnel price for No J red western (Feb. was tl.it l-S ier bushel PORTLVND HUM i 1 1 -1 n DF.AI, To III II i sl.li IM PORTLAND on Marc j Th. Steel shipbuilding p!.u r..-1-nti, f,,rni- ed. tola) i ioed ., deal tufjetrast an eighty five kasstoed toa itoaasaf Csf the A O, Anderson company Danish shipowners. A deal for wi 'mil steamer Is i ip o 'ed to he closed thie week. The) will cost 1 1 200,000 h. tpn the oore Wt-eiueated !'Ud meet